Nash County Quarry: 102 citaciones de la MSHA Metal/Non-Metal

EE struck a ceramic impact panel with a hammer in an effort to dislodge it when a piece of the ceramic went under EE's glasses and entered EE's left eye.

Employee was pushing upward on a bolt head to attempt to lock it into position so the nut could be removed with an impact wrench. The employee unintentionally energized the tool causing the bolt head to spin in palm and causing a laceration.

Employee was using a knife to pry open a dust collection cartridge when it slipped and cut left thumb.

While shoveling rock as part of stemming for a shot the employee strained back.

The employee was attempting to remove a hose with a wrench when ee strained left hand.

While dismounting the shovel the employee slipped from the last step (18" high) causing EE to roll EE's left ankle.

TECHNCIAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE/REPLACE A WORN BUCKET CUTTING EDGE. USING A WRENCH TO HOLD THE RETAINING BOLT, THE TECH ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN THE NUT WITH A PNUEMATIC SOCKET DRIVER. THE BOLT AND WRENCH TURNED IN TECH'S HAND. TECH WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY

While lifting a roller associated with a conveyor the employee injured EE's back.

While loader operator was digging into muck pile to load haul trucks, the loader struck hard ground in the form of a high wall toe, jolting the loader and rocking the operator. The operator sustained a pulled muscle in his neck, shoulder, and right arm area.

While employee was operating excavator, he felt something on his face, swatted it away, and returned to work the next day with the right side of his face swollen.

Employee injured his left index finger when a knocker wrench recoiled off of a nut while the employee was hitting the knocker wrench with a sledge hammer.

Employee was opening front gate. While pushing retaining pin through the holes holding the pin, his finger was pinched by the overlapping holes when they shifted after the retaining pin was removed.

Sometime during the plant maintenance time of welding, cutting, and general maintenance, the employee felt a particle irritation in his right eye. Irritation was no better after returning to work 2 days later on a Monday. Removal of small metal particle from his eye by medical facility.

While cleaning a torch tip, an employee was burned when the torch inadvertently ignited.

Employee strained his right shoulder by grabbing the handrail to avoid falling from a slip on steps.

Chest x-ray abnormality consistent with pneumoconiosis with ILO reading below 1/0. ILO reading of 2/2.

EE WAS STRIKING A KNOCKER WRENCH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND MISSED THE WRENCH. THE HAMMER CONTINUED DOWN TO STRIKE THE EE ON HIS RIGHT FOOT IN THE SHOELACE AREA.

EE WAS TRYING TO INSERT A CHAIN UNDER A SET OF METAL BARS THAT WERE BEING UNLOADED FROM A FREIGHT TRUCK. THE LIFTING MECHANISM SLIPPED AND THE LOAD PINCHED THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER OF THE EE MED ICAL TREATMENT INCLUDED 9 STITCHES AND 7 DAYS OFOF LIMITED LIFTING.

WHILE LOOSENING BOLTS EE STRAINED HIS GROIN AREAHIS DISCOMFORT WAS REPORTED IMMEDIATELY BUT HE DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7/16/01. HE WAS LIMITED TO LIFTING 10LB FOR 1 WEEK.

WHEN EE TRIED TO RELEASE A JAMMED HOIST PULLEY, THE PULLEY FLIPPED BACKWARDS WHEN THE TENSION WAS RELEASED. THE EE S HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PULLEY BLOCK AND THE HOIST FRAME. THE FRAME ED GE CUT THE EE THUMB, REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

EE SWUNG A SLEDGE HAMMER AT A KNOCKER WRENCH WHILE TIGHTENING JAW BOLTS. THE HAMMER MISSED THE WRENCH HANDLE & HE PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB & FINGER. 4 SITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

WHILE SERVICING UNDERCARRIAGE OF 988F LOADER, EEFELT DIRT PARTICLE IN HIS EYE. EE RUBBED HIS EYETO REMOVE THE PARTICLE & SCRATCHED THE CORNEA OF HIS EYE

EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE GETTING DOWN FROM CRANE HOIST DRUM TO CAB FLOOR 3-4 FEET BELOW.

WHILE TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN AN UPSIDE-DOWN V-BELTON THE CRUSHER SHEAVE AND V-BELT ASSEMBLY, EMPLOYEE'S LOCKING PLIERS SLIPPED AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE SHEAVE, CUTTING HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

WHILE EE WAS TROUBLESHOOTING NOISE FROM CONVEYOR TROUGHING IDLER, HE CONTACTED THE CENTER IDLER CATCHING HIS HAND. EE S HAND AND ARM WERE PULLED OVER THE ROLLER AND UNDER THE BELT RELEASING HI S HAND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SUPPORT BRACKET.THE EE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES FROM A CUT ON HIS ARM.

EE WAS LEAVING THE PIT WITH A LOAD OF ROCK AS HE PASSED THE AREA WHERE THE DROPBALL WAS OPERATING A ROCK FRAGMENT FLEW THRU THE OPEN WINDOW OF THE HAND TRUCK STRIKING THE OPERATOR IN THE FOREH EAD THE OPERATOR RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON TOP OF A CAGE GUARD. TIGHTENING THE CHEEK PLATE BOLTS, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET, CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT KNEE.